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Postby HylaCinerea » Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:25 pm

I've been looking at blue tongue skinks for quite some time and knew that I wanted to own one. After doing my research, I finally took the dive and bought one today. The guy I bought it from says that it is an Eastern blue tongue skink. I couldn't get a great picture with the indoor lighting, but here he is:

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I'm going to add some rocks for him to climb and bask on later today.
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Postby Bird_Brain » Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:35 pm

Congrats and welcome to the site. Your blue tongue is not an Eastern. It is definitely a T. gigas species. I am going to guess a T. gigas gigas, the Indonesian BTS.

Very pretty BTS none the less.
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Postby SailleSkinklover » Mon Feb 11, 2008 3:42 pm

Nice Indo you ended up with! I think it actually could be Merauke, but its hard to tell from the pic. Long tail!
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Postby HylaCinerea » Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:03 pm

Thanks for the welcome and helping with the identification. I looked over the the site's info on Indonesian BTS and get the impression that they're difficult to captive breed. Are they a lot harder than the more common species? Even better yet, has anyone had experience with breeding Indonesian BTS?
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Postby Tattoo » Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:22 pm

:welcome: to the forum! Nice skink you got there ... I would guess Indo due to tail length. Have no Indo breeding experience but have heard their cooling period does not require the cold temps some others bts require as gigas live in a warmer climate. Don't know if that's valid info. Don't forget ... :ryo:
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Postby Bird_Brain » Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:24 pm

SailleSkinklover wrote:Nice Indo you ended up with! I think it actually could be Merauke, but its hard to tell from the pic. Long tail!
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You very well could be right that it is a Merauke. I have a hard time telling the two apart sometimes. The banding and coloration (even though their are some sexy yellow Meraukes out there) it makes me think Indo.
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Postby Bird_Brain » Mon Feb 11, 2008 4:26 pm

HylaCinerea wrote:Thanks for the welcome and helping with the identification. I looked over the the site's info on Indonesian BTS and get the impression that they're difficult to captive breed. Are they a lot harder than the more common species? Even better yet, has anyone had experience with breeding Indonesian BTS?

I dont have any breeding experience, but I think one reason that you dont find that many CB Indos is simply it is easier and cheaper for people to import them from Indonesia. I do plan to start breeding Indos. I currently have a yellow indo and will be getting a silver to mate it with. Hopefully I can bring out the nice silver coloring in more babies.
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Postby Fatal_S » Mon Feb 11, 2008 6:43 pm

That would be an indo judging by the color and solid black legs. Can you get a birds-eye shot. Very nice skink. Congrats.
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Postby shingleback aus » Mon Feb 11, 2008 10:38 pm

:btsnet: welcome to the forum!!!!!! :D
very nice skink you got there although im pretty sure its an indo definatley not an eastern :) i would first if not already check out the care sheet it will anser most of your questions and it also has a great dowloadable food chart. remeber post many pics of your bluey!
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Postby Leigh » Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:00 am

Not sure if its Indo or Merauke, its hard to tell at that age and could take a few more photo's to decide(hiny,hint) , I'm positive it aint no Eastern though, welcome to the site of insanity.
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Postby rachel » Tue Feb 12, 2008 2:24 am

Congrats on your new skinker!! :D Very pretty..
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Postby Zach » Thu Feb 14, 2008 3:33 am

Definitely Indo!


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Postby taekwonboys » Thu Feb 14, 2008 4:28 am

Nice Indo bts!
But next time remember not to give 100% trust to the pet shop about what they said on the identity of the lizard,becoz people can telling lies.
Actually Eastern bts is more expensive then Indo bts(I mean in Hong Kong's pet market).
Btw,it looks very healthy and cutie.
Thx for sharing.^_^
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